The book will introduce and discuss all of the new XP features in a style that is both conceptual and informative. It covers why and when to upgrade to XP and if so, how to do it; understanding services and their configurations; explanation of the new Internet options, such as third party cookie alert, firewalls, and Web publishing wizard; Registry configurations and why the configurations work as they do; networking topics and integration ideas for home networks, as well as explanations about using the networking wizards., and understanding how XP works with software and hardware.